Brush bag holder



J. ALBlN BRUSH BAG HOLDER Jan. 19; 1943.

Filed Nov. 27; 1940 Patented Jan. 19, 1943 I um'ruof STATE BRUSH BAGHomes Joseph'Albin, New York, N.' Y. I I, 27, 1940, Serial No. 367,325.]3 Claims. (01. got- 151) I ApplicationNovernb'er This invention.relates'to a bag or holder for paint brushes.: It lends itself as aprotective wrapper in the course of shipment. Its construction rendersit ofparticular service between painting intervals, and as a'protectivedevice for the bristles when the brush hasbeen stored away for a futurepaint job. I f T 'Among theseveral objects-of my invention is theprovision of a fiat pliable bag which is adjustably secured to the heador ferrule portion of the brush so as to obtain structural support fromthe sides of the bag as they are positioned about the bristles: thuskeeping the weight of the brush off the bristles as well as affordingmechanical protection of the bristles when the brush is left resting inpositions other than upright.

A further object is to provide a bag or holder with an improvedmouthiedge, attaining by means of it a practically airtight closureofthe bag above the bristles by a simplemanipulation of the fasteningmeans. An equal. degree of closure for brushes having. the same widthbut varying considerably in thicknesscanalso be attained.

, A further object is to provide a bag or..holder with a non-porousliner or to construct thebag of a pliable material such as paper whichhas been coated or impregnated with a chemical substance, rendering thebag moisture-proof as well as resistant to the bleeding through to thesurface of turpentine or oils that have. beenleft on .the

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Provision is also contemplated incthis invention whereby the bag orholder may be removably attached to a paint can having a wirehandle.bythe addition .of no other .parts than those already integral. Thebrush can be..conveniently slipped into such a receptacle when hisdesiredto teme porarily discontinue a certain. painting application., ,lY

A preferred embodiment of myinvention as shown in the drawing representsa form of lowcost constructionfrom the angle of those versed in the artof paper bag manufacture.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the bag or holder in a generally flatshape preparatory to use.

Fig. 2 is a front view, exhibits the bag or holder fastened around thebrush head. Fig. 3 is a side view of the same. Fig. 4 is a sectionalview along Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 shows in perspective the bag or holder attached to a paint can.

Referring to the drawing, the body I of the bag or holder consists of asingle rectangular sheet of paper folded centrally and adhesively line4-4 of fastened together at the side edges 4-4, forming a pocket. It mayalso be constructed as'a conventional satchel bottom'bagwitl'iplainfolds .or tuck-ins at the sides, in either case the bag is asleeve'with a single seamand closed at one end. The mouth of the bagwill be sufficiently.

ample to permit the brush to be easily deposited therein, if allowanceis made for the vertical side portions as'areas 33 to act as fiapsorflanges. In Fig. 2 these side portions are drawn towards each other andpressed against the front portion or panel [2; the'edges 4+4 arepositionedsomewhat parallel to each other andspaced apartso as. not tointerfere with the twisting of the string 51around the buttono'r'buttons li fi.

I The effectiveness. of such an economical and simply applied fasteningmeans as string andbutton in connection with a bag" as described-isgreatly increased by the provision ofstrips 1-1 afiixed to oppositeportions of mouth edges. The strips maybe made of tin-xor. Celluloid, athickness of 'aboutn015 inch imp-arts sufficient rigidity over theportions of .the mouth edges they extend. The strips may beattached bystapling means or adhesively as shown in thedrawin'g. Inthe' lat-' termethod, a piece of paper. is utilized; the paper is wrapped around thestrip, and amp 8 isallowed. forextra adhesion area. Length ofstripshould notice greater than sideof ferrule to which it conforms. L .1- v

The strips help achieve an evenly contiguous fitting offither'no-uthedges about. the brush head orferru1e'9, Figs. 2, 3,2'a'nd 4. Thusgapsare eliminated. between those sections of: the mouth edges renderedrigid by the strips and the fiat faces oftheferrule. Asthe.side"-portions 33 are brought together-by action of string and:button, a. tight, conforming closure of mouthzedge sections I 0-I 0;around the 1 sides 10f the ferrule 9-19, Fig. 4, is alsdeifected. xFor.sake of clearness in representation this lattericlosurei isincomipletelyshown'fin Fig.4; '11) the same. bagdesigned to accommodatean approximately given width of brush, practically airtight closures canbe attained for brushes differing in thickness. As an additionaladvantage, the strips Serve to locate the brush in the central portionof thebag as soon as brush is deposited therein; a tight fitting aroundany suitable level of the ferrule can be made in a very short space oftime.

For fabricating these bags, a tough, compacted, non-laminated kraitpaper such as used for sandpaper, is preferred. This kraft paper iseasily creasible, possesses an amount of resiliency and is of fairly lowporosity. The paper can be renelements are present which will protectthebristles; that is, will help maintain them in a parallel alignment.Fastening means are applied at any convenient level of the ferrule whichwill keep the bristles of the inserted brush" elevated above the bottomof the bag H. The longitudinal side portions on either side of the brushare brought around to the front and creased, as shown at 9-9, Fig. 4,forming flaps or flanges 3--3. The'string 5, maybe twisted around bothbuttons 6-6; or, one button 6 may be used and the string is carriedaround the entire bag, as

shown in side view, Fig. 3 A pull needs to be exerted on the string asthe flanges are brought towards each other, by the action of the stringas-it is drawn around the buttons. 'In this way the ferrule engagingedges and other sections of the mouth edge enclose the brush tightly allaround and thus prevent the brush from sliding within the bag. Referringto Fig. 2, the flanges cooperate with the front panel l2 of the bag toconstitute two longitudinally angular structural elements. After the bagis fastened to the ferzule,.the flanges serve to protect the alignmentof the bristles from the force of superimposed objects when the brush isleft in a flatwise .position. The brush may be left resting edgewise, inwhich case the flanges provide structural protection in cooperation withthe fastening means: movement of points Illl at bottom of bag towardseach other due to an external weight is opposed by a leverage forceexerted by fastening means applied at upper part of flanges.

'Referring to the drawing, Fig. 5, the bag is shown removably attachedto a paint can or a pail of the type having a wire handle pivoted onhinges located at the sides. When applying the bag to a can, the sideportions are folded to form flanges, edges 4-4 of these edges aretowards the can. The string 5 of substantial length permanently fastenedto button 6a is carried around the can over the handle hinges I2-'--l2and then twisted on button 6. As the bag is supported' by and allowed tohang somewhat loosely from the handle hinges, the size of the mouthopening may be additionally increased to conveniently receive a brush'bypressure of the finger on edge la. The location of the buttons in theupper corners of both flanges causes the body of the bag to remain in anearly vertical position, with the flanges resting against the sides ofthe can, and the mouth horizontal. The can may be lifted by means of thehandle but the brush will not lean away from the can in any directionnor will paint drip out of the bag.

While the present preferred embodiment of the invention has beenillustrated and described in some detail, it should be understood thatthe invention is not to be limited to the precise details here setforth, but may be carried out in other ways, as falling within the scopeof the claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A brush bag holder, comprising an open mouth pocket, a rigidreinforcing strip secured to opposite sides thereof adjacent the upperedge of the open end, string and button attached to opposite ends ofsaid pocket adjacent the upper T edge and substantially in the sameplane as reinforcement means, said pocket having a width much greaterthan the width of the brush to be held therein and the length of therigid reinforcing strips being less than the width of the brush to besupported therein, said string and button means employed to draw theopposite ends of said pocket towards one another about said brush andtightly secure theupper edge of pocket to the brush, said reinforcingmember tending to tightly seal the upper edge of pocket to ferrule whenin operating position, said pocket being impervious to oil and adaptedto maintain linseed oil therein.

, 2. A brush bag holder, comprising an open mouth pocket, a rigidreinforcing strip secured to opposite sidesthereof adjacent the upperedge of the open end, string and button attached to opposite ends ofsaid pocket adjacent the upper edge and substantially in the same planeas reinforcement means, said pocket having a width much greater than thewidth .of the brush to be held therein and the length of the rigidreinforcing strips being less'than the width of the brush to besupported therein, said string being of suflicient length to go around apaint bucket. and clamp brush to bucket; said pocket being impervious tooil and adapted to maintain linseed oil therein.

3. A .brush bag holder, comprising an open mouth pocket, a rigidreinforcing strip secured to oppositesides thereof. adjacent the upperedge of the openfend, string and fastening means attached to oppositeends of said pocket adjacent the upper edge and substantially in thesame plane as reinforcement means, said pocket having a width muchgreater than the width of the brush to be held therein, and the lengthof the rigid reinforcing strips being much lessthan thewidth of thepocket 'so as to permit the ends of said pocket to fold fo'rmingflanges, said string being of sufficient length to go around a paintbucket and clamp brush to bucket, said pocket being impervious to oiland adapted to maintain linseed oil therein. a V l JOSEPH ALBIN.

